# Philippe Aghion

> French economist

**Wikidata**: [Q376364](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376364)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Aghion)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/philippe-aghion

## Summary

Philippe Aghion was born on August 17, 1956, in Paris.[1][2] He has citizenship of France.[2] He is an economist and university teacher.[1][2][3] His field includes economics, innovation, and economic growth.He was educated at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Harvard University, and École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay.[3] His employers include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1987–1989), University College London (1996–2002), Harvard University (2002–2015), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (2015–present).[3][2][4] He held a chairperson position from 2016 to 2017.[5]His awards include the CNRS silver medal, John von Neumann Award, Yrjö Jahnsson Award, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, plus 2 more.[6][7][8][9][10] He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, Econometric Society, and Terra Nova.[11][10]


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7. [Source](https://www.lse.ac.uk/economics/people/faculty/philippe-aghion)
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9. [Source](https://www.reseau-canope.fr/conseil-scientifique-de-leducation-nationale-site-officiel/decouvrir-le-csen/les-membres.html)
10. [Source](https://www.insead.edu/faculty/philippe-aghion)
11. [Source](https://comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org/2706)
12. [Source](http://rajk.eu/en/dijaink/)
13. [Source](https://www.eeassoc.org/doc/upload/List_of_Past_Winners20150316092045.pdf)
14. [Source](https://www.econometricsociety.org/society/organization-and-governance/fellows/current)
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16. [Source](https://www.e-award.org/award-winners/2016-philippe-aghion/)
17. [Source](https://www.uliege.be/cms/c_9266244/fr/docteurs-honoris-causa-sur-proposition-des-autorites-de-l-uliege)
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22. [Source](https://www.theses.fr/2017EHES0124)
23. [Source](https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/134941/)
24. [Source](https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/135159/)
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